Section 62 IAC 1-1-3 - Priority complaints; criteriaAuthority: IC 5-14-5-10
Affected: IC 5-14-1.5-7; IC 5-14-3; IC 5-14-5
Sec. 3.
A formal complaint has priority if one (1) of the following criteria are met:
(1) The complainant intends to file an action in circuit or superior court under IC 5-14-1.5-7 to declare void any policy, decision, or final action of a governing body or seek an injunction that would invalidate any policy, decision, or final action based upon a violation of IC 5-14-1.5. A formal complaint must be filed under this subsection:(A) before the delivery of any warrants, notes, bonds, or obligations if the relief sought would have the effect of invalidating those warrants, notes, bonds, or obligations; or(B) within thirty (30) days of either:(i) the date of the act or failure to act complained of; or(ii) the date that the complainant knew or should have known that the act or failure to act complained of had occurred.(2) The complainant has filed a complaint concerning the conduct of a meeting or an executive session of a public agency for which notice has been posted, but the meeting or executive session has not yet taken place.(3) The complainant has filed a complaint concerning denial of access to public records and at least one (1) of the public records requested was sought for the purpose of presenting the public record in a proceeding to be conducted by another public agency. Office of the Public Access Counselor; 62 IAC 1-1-3; filed May 26, 2000, 8:43 a.m.: 23 IR 2409; readopted filed Aug 2, 2006, 4:08 p.m.: 20060816-IR-062060149RFA; readopted filed Jul 3, 2012, 8:16 a.m.: 20120801-IR-062120217RFAReadopted filed 11/29/2018, 12:07 p.m.: 20181226-IR-062180419RFA